| dc.description.abstract | The first chapter contains a detailed description of the research methodology, research problems, methods, techniques and research tools. The legal and theoretical approach is covered in the second chapter of the dissertation. The chapter marks out the boundary of the incrimination of criminal activity consisting in the homicide and the removal of victim’s body. It deals with the statutory provisions of homicide as well as the views of the doctrine and court judgments regarding the possibility of the coincidence of homicide (real and apparent) with other crimes related to dead bodies. The chapter provides the basis for the verification of the research hypotheses indicated in the legal part, corresponding to relevant research problems. The forensic aspect is discussed in the third chapter, which focuses on issues related to the methods of determining the occurrence of homicide and identifying the perpetrator of homicide. The premises of pressing charges and the premises of convictions in murder cases in the absence of a corpse in light of national law solutions as well as laws of other chosen countries have been pointed out. Jurisprudence and doctrinal views have been presented herein as well. Moreover, attention has been drawn to the problem of miscarriages of justice appearing in such cases in Poland and other chosen countries. This part presents the activities of law enforcement agencies that in the author's opinion, should be undertaken first in the event of a suspicion of homicide and the removal of victim’s body. The description is dualistic in some places, as many forensic activities are also procedural activities. In the criminological part, which, however, is permeated by legal and forensic themes, an attempt is made to explain and describe criminal behavior consisting in depriving someone of life and masking it by hiding the body. The problem of the 'dark number' of homicides is also addressed. This part consists of two chapters - the fourth and the fifth. | pl_PL |
